US876215A - Cash register and indicator. - Google Patents

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Nm 8%,215 PATNNTED JAN. '1, 1908. l N. E. MURRIS, JR.

' CASH RBGISTERAND INDICATOR. A

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1903.

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No. 876,215. PATBNTED JAN. 7, 1908.

N. E. MORRIS, JR.

CASHv REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

ALE'ILIJ'NEION FILED MAY 13, 1903. K V

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PATBNTE'J JAN. 7, 1908.

N. L5. MORRIS, JR. CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

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No. 876.215. PATNNTED JAN. 7, 1908.

. N. E. MGNRLS, JB.

CASH .REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAN 13, 1903. e SHEETS SHEBT 4 #www L A Tram/E YS.

No. 876,215. -PATNNTBD. JAN. 7, 190s.

N. E .MONNIN JR. l CASH 'REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1903.

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No. 876,215." PATENTED JAN. '7, 1908.

N. E. MORRIS, JR.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 13. 1903.

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Nox. 876,215. PATENT@ JAN.. 7, 190s,

- N. E. Moms, JR,

CASH REGSTERAND IN'I""JATUR.

AYPLIOATXON FILED MAY 13, 190s.

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No. 856,215. NANNNTNN JANl '7, 190s.

N. E. MGNRNS, JR. K CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

APPLINTION FILED MAY 13, 1903. B SHEETS- SHEET B.

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NATHAN AE; MORRISfJR., -OF MURFREES BORD, TENNESSEE. SSIGXOR OF WALTER A. ROBERTS, F FRiiNli'lii TENNESSEE.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7,1908.

Application filed May 13,1903. Serial No. 155.929.

To all whom it lmoz/ 2,1 concern: )Beit-known that i, NATHAN E. MORRIS,

- Ur., a citizenv of the United States, and a resident of Murfreesboro,

in the county oi Rutherford and State of Tennessee have u made certain new and useful Improvements A1n CaslrRegistersv and indicators, oi which the/following is a specification.

'My invention is an improvement in cash `registers and indicators and has'for an object .among othersto provide means whereby the amount of change will be indicated either preferably both front and back, a minuend,y

alone, as for'instance in making-change, or together with the amount oi the sale, or in other words, a machine which will indicate,

a subtrahend, (the amount. of the saie) and a remainder, the'amount Aof the change, the

machine doing the subtracting.

In carrying out my invention and as important features therec.L` l rovide a machine jhaving a set of drums n icating the minuend va set 0i drums 11A-heating the subtrahend; and a set of drums indicating the remainder together with means whereby the remainder indicating fevices may becaused to move'in one direction in correspondence with the movement of the minuend indicating devices and means whereby the remainder indicating devices are caused' to move in the opposite direction by the ,movementof the subtrahend indicating devices and-I arrange the means for operating the -minuend indicating devices so in theirjoint `operation they may-move the minuend indicating devices in one direction rand then in the other to secure an accurate indication of the remainder.

With the foregoing and other objects Lin view, my invention-consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of arts as will be hereinafter described and claimed. v VIn the drawings-Figure l'is a iront elevation of the mac ine. Fig. 2 is a sectional -front elevation of the machine, the iront of the casing being removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the. machine on about line ol'Fig. 4. "Fig, -i is a vertical @cross section of the machine on about line 4-4 of Figs. 1 and 2. is a detaii ver*- ticalcross section on about line 5f-5`of Figs.

Fig; 7 is a detail pff-rsp.

land; 2. Fig. 6 is a similar view to Fig. 5

showinga -diilcerent position of. the parts, one' .of the keys in this Vre being' depressed.

ive view illustrating the 'subtrahend indicators are moved iirst iii one direction and then in the reverse dire-c-Y tionj Fig. 1G is a detail vertical section on. about line lO-l() oi Fig. 7. Fig.` l1 is i detail perspective view oi' one of the stop ile-fl vice sleeves used in effec-tingA the subtraction;v Fig. '12 is a detail perspective view ifthe other stop device used in the subtracting op` eration. Fig. 13 is a detail perspective view of kthe cam for operating theY subtrahend".

drums. Fig. 14 is a detail sectional vien`r` of the key bank showing the. keys and' detent plates such as shown for instance in the patentV to Cleal No. 514,6?(1. Fig. 15 is a detail perspective view oi' a part of one of theldetent plates. Fig. 16 is a detail"perspecti ve view of the inner end of one ci thekeys. l Fig. 17 is a detail cross section on about line 17-'17 of Fig. 1S. Fig. 18 is a detail view of the coupling device between one of the segments'` and the rock shaft such as shown .in the Patent 'No 580,378. Fig. 19 is a detail side view partly in section of the carrying devices of the subtracting mechanism. Fig. 2O is a detail view of parts of such carrying mechanism. Fig. 21'A is. a detail perspective viewv showing .the carrying pawl and its arm. F ig.

22 isla detail rear elevation of the carryingA devicesoffthe subtracting mechanism. Fig. is a detail-perspective view of the upper end ofthe raclr bar for operating the extension indicator frame-"Fig Qliis a detail perspective viewE ot the y'extensiofn l, indicator frame. Fig. 25 is a detail perspective view otono of the guides for the rack bars. Fig. 2G is a detail view of one of the pinions for operating the rackbars, and Fig. 27 is a detail view of the cam operating with the pin-v ion shown inf-Fig; 2.6. l

Yln carrying out my invention I provide a set of drums' 1 for indicating the min-uend, a set-'of drums. 2 for indicating the subtrahend and aset of drums 3 for indicating the remainder and in referring .1 to these drums hereafter inlay for convenience of reference refer to them respectively as theminuend seams.

for convenience in the 'construction of the maindicating drums,the subtrahend indicatingl chine I arrange the banks of keys in the drums and the remainder indicating drums, order shown in which they range from the In connection with these drums I employ left to the right hand of the key-board in the means for operating the minuend indicating following order, the bank oi' keys 6 appearing 70 drums and the remainder indicating drums at the left hand end and being followed suci in correspondence so that when the minuend cessively by the banks 7, S, 11,12, 9, 13, 14 v l indicating drums are turned in one direction and 10. v 5; to an extent corresponding with the amount In carrying out my invention I employ in 10 oimoney handed inby a customer in a transconnection With the rock shaft H means 75 action, the remainder indicating drums Will `whereby when the keys of any particular be moved a corresponding distance in one dibank are depressed and the said shaft H is rection, and 'when the subtrahendindicating operated, through its connections with the drums are moved a distance corresponding' to handle A as more fully described hereinafter, the amount of the purchase, by.means of the'said shaft H Will move a rack segment I 80 connecting mechanism presently described, or C5 as the case may be, to such. an extent such movement of the subtrahend indicating as to move the intermediate devices corredrums Will effect a movement' of the remainsponding to the particular key depressed der indicating drums in a direction the rethrough a distance suiiicient to securea corl2() verse'of that to which said remainder indiresponding movement of the indicating drum 35 Y eating drums have been moved by the operacorresponding -to the key depressed. The tion of the minuend indicating drums so that mechanism whereby I secure this result is f "the said remainder indicating drums xviii-he substantially the same as that shown in the y A turned first incne direction toan extent corprior patent No. 536,378-, to Cleal and Reinresponding With the amount of money hand hard issued April 13, 1897, and except as 90 i i ed in and then in the reverse directionto an `hereinafter mentioned this mechanism is not .extent equal to the amount of sales'so that of my invention and need not be described the said lremainder indicating drains infill? `in detail herein. HoWever'I find it desirable thus indicate the amount of change 'to be in carryinv'out my invention toimodify the 3o given a purchaser any particular trans operating devices so that the operative en- 95 1 action. Itwill he i "cod that in securgagement 'of the cams for operating the subing this indication of the remainder' or trahend indicating devices will be retarded change I empioy carrying devices in connes nntil after the cams Which operate the minution with sani-a. order of the remainder indiend indicating devices are operated to move '35 eating drums to carry tens of units'to tens their segments. Therefore, While as. before 100 f .and tens of tens to hundreds, etc. i also stated, the devices for connection With the provide in my machine a set of clerkaindicatkeys and 7the segments' for operating the ing drums 4 and. which need not be described middle or sufotrahend tier are substantially in detail herein. I also provide at fa drinn like those of the said Patent No. 580,378, it a0 to indicate thecharacter ofthe transaction. will noticed that in Jthe operation of my 105 'as for instance IE for paid out, C for es more fully forth herein, the cash. and R for received on account, *lees of the niinuend tier are but this is not a part of my invention and ivance ofthe indicating devices need not be described in detail herein. Libtrt rend tier and both such devices vlv In order to operate the several devices on from the shaft scit be 110' forming parts of my invention I provide' see Ice .any to retard or defer the opera- .Fig '1, a bank of keys 6 for operating the t the devices for movingthe segments clerk indicating devices 4, a bank of keys 7 I which operate the subtrahend tier until for indicating the tens of 'dollars on the subafter the segments C5 which operate the 5o trahend indicating devices, a bank ofkeys 8 minnend tier are operated. To this end by 115 for operating uponA the unit of dollar drums varying'the lengths of the cranks Q and S'I ofthe. subtrahend indicating devices, a bank provide for moving the cams such, as to a ofkeys v9 .for operating the tens of cents point Where their operating shoulders B are drums of the subtrahend indicating devices, considerably in rear of the'mtermediate bars 55. ,a bank of keys 10 for operating the cent or fingers Y in the starting movement of the 120 drums of the subtrahend indicating devices, said-cams v'so'that the said cams after termia bank of keys 11 for operating the tens and lnating their starting movement Will have to one hundred dollar indicating devices oi the return through a distance of about 60 beminuend indicating devices, a bank of keys fore theirshoulders IB will engage with the 60. 12 for operating the unit of dollar drum of Vbars Y through Which they operate their re- 125 theminuend indicating devices, and banks of spectivescgments lsuch as I, the rack 4pinion keys 13 and 14 for operating respectively the such asC5 'having been operated 1n the meantens and units of cents drums of the minuend While butin advance ofthe operation .of the ting devices. corresponding' cam pinionssuch as I.. all of For convenience of manipulation and also Whichvw'ill'be understoodlon a comparison of 130 `.ofv the frame Work. The counter eresie n shaft E Which gear l) meshes Witha gear F first five segmented and such Wheels J-to J4 fast upon the end of a shaft G, the latter being the main shaft of the machine. The `shafts E and G extend entirely across the machine tothe left side thereof.

The shaft G is provided near'its left end t with' a crank Q, see 3 and 7 which is connected by a pitman With the crank arm S on the rock shaft H Which extends entirely' across the machine. The shaft' G is given a 1 'completer revolution at each operation of 'the machine hy the handle A and the shaft H is 'thereby oscillated .through the crank connections-forward'and backward a little more than one-'third of a revolution in order tov secure the operation` of the '-subtrahend indicating devices subsequent to that of the 'minuend indicating devices'.

Loosely mounted-upon the shafting' at suitable dist-ancesware .five gear' tooth segments I, see Figs. 2l or 7, corresponding respectively to `the key `banks 6', 7, .8, 49, and l0, which keybanks Will in practice be letu tered. in black and the key banks 11, 12, 13 and 14 Wil-Lbe lettered in red or some other 'distinguishmg color.

vThe ,four'rack'pinions` or mutilated gears 05, (16,07, and C8, see Figs. 2 and Il, `drive the ,lo'ngitudinally .movable rack bars'D, D, D2 land D3. These rack bars are guided in their Alongitudinal movement by suitable guides C20 and' C21 Las shown, see Fig. 2, and operate to actuate'ithe upper or minuendA set or tier of drums', the keys of thekey banks .11', 12,

13 and'14, see "Fig. 1operati-ng respectively in connection jfWith the said vrack pinions being in practice lettered in red to aid the eye in locating them as before stated. ,The lgear'vvhe'elsJ, J', J2, J3 and J4 are meshed respectively' as before described with the finclusive are fixed respectively vto the righthand ends of sleeves j, j,'j2, js and y`4, see Fig. 3,- telescopicallyarranged and extend ing to theleft hand side'of` the machine. These sleeves y" tol 1'4 are carriedby the shaft 'E and support at their'left hand ends the type arms V4 constituting." artsr of arecordv ing mechanism' similar to t -`.at/shown in the Patent N o. 580,378, before-referred' to. The

sleevesfj to i4 are free to rotate-upon theshaft E and y,upon `each other and' arejthus capable of independent-movement .It will i be noticed that ,the gearA '.vvheelJ, see Figs. '2

gear VWheel .5" meshesV with the wheel H5 .yvhich in turn meshes with the Wheel O3 having the pinion O4 fixed to its right hand side. This pinion O'4 meshes with the pinion O on the shaft L Which shaft is provided with the .pinion O which meshes directly With the gear attached to the side of the clerkindieating drum 15 arranged at the center of the middle tier. By this means the clerk indicating drum is operated in the use of the machine. The clerk indicating drums are arranged inpairs, sleeved together, one drum 16 indicating to the front of the machine and i 'the'other 15' indicating correspondingly to i the back of the machine. The pinion J meshes With the Wheel F, see Fig. 7 Which in turn meshes With'the Wheel H, the latter meshing IWith the Wheel O5 provided with a pinion O6 fixed to its right 'hand side. f This pinion OG meshes with a pinion. P on one end of a sleeve P mounted'loosely on the shaft L and rovided at its other end with a pinion Btw ich meshes With thegear ring connected with the drum for indicating the tens of dollars at the back of the machine. This drum 17 is connected by the sleeve18 with the drum 19 for indicating tens of doli ylars at the front of the machine.. The gear- J2 meshes with the gear F3 which in turn meshes with `the gear H7 Which meshes with a pinion O7 which is connected by a sleeve 20 to the drum 21 which indicates units of dollars atthetback of the machine. This indicator Wheel or drum 21 is connected by a sleeve 22 With its corresponding Wheel or drum 23 for indicating units of dollars yat the front of the machine.

By the described construction'it will be noticed l am able to arrange the drums 21, f

17,. 15,116, 19 and 23 in a compact form so they may be operated to serve their respective purposes in the operation of the maf chine. i l

The gear J3 meshes with the gear F4 Which vmeshes With the gear H8 Which meshes with the gear Os connected by` a sleeve -24`with the Wheel 25 which indicatestens of` cents at the front of the machine. This drum 25 is provided With a gear 26 which meshes With' a pinion 27 on a sleeve 28 mounted on a shaft 29 extending transversely across the back .of -the machine, said sleeve' having a pinionf30- which meshes With a gear.ixed to theside of the drum 31 .for indicating tensof cents at the back of the machine'.

The gear J4 meshes' with the jwtael` F5 which in turn meshes with the .Wheel Hg which meshes with the pinion'O connected by 'a 'sleevey 32 to the Wheel 33 indicating limits of cents 'at the 'front of the.` machine.'

For'indicating' units' of'cents at the back of provided With a' pinion-35 which meshes-With ist thejmachine I mesh the gearringc'onnected' Y a gear on the side of the drum or wheel 36 also the clerk in any particular` transaction. i

In order to indicate 100 dollars on the ininuend tier lwithoutl the necessity of a separate drum forn suoli purpose, I provide,

alongside of' the drum indicating tens of doll lars, what, for convenience of reference, I

term an extension indicating frame CS, seel Figs. 2, 4 and 7, the same co'nsistiiuY of an i arm 37 which isjournaled 'at its micdle on one of the sleeves supported lon the shaft E,

is moved in one direction by a spring 38;

whichl tends to hold -said indicator frame normally in neutral position. -At the opposite ends of the arm 37 I provide the curved y plates 39 corresponding to the segments of a wheel rim and arranged to show one at the front and the other at the back of the machine and properly inscribed with a 3 mark and the number 1 to complete the indication of 100 to 109 dollars ,and 99 cents in setting up amounts in excess of 99 dollars and 99 cents. Normally the spring 38 see Fig. 7 holds the extension frame CS in such position that these plates 39 will show simply $5 marks at both the iront and rear of the machine and in order to nieve this extension frame one step to expose its figure 1 I provide for operating it by the rack bar D, the latterl being provided with a pin C9 see Fig. 7 arranged to engage the arm CS when said rack bar has been moved to such position as to move the ininuend indicator Wheel showing tens of dollars through nine-tenths of its revolution so that if the said bar D be moved one stepI further it vwill move the indicating frame C8 to sucli'an extent as to expose its numeral 1 in connection with the numerals that may be indicated on the indicator drums of the minuend tier Then when the rack bar-returns to its normal position the spring 38 will automatically readjust the extension indicator trame as desired. It Will be under'- stood that I am able to operate the extension indicator trame in this manner by providing ten instead of nine keys in the bank 11 of keys see Fig. '1 thus avoiding the necessity of a separate bank of keys and cooperating mechanism for enabling me to set up the one indication in the hundred of dollar'line.

The rack pinions C5, C6, C7 and Ca supported by and free to rotate on the shaft H mesh with and drive the rack bars'D, D', D2, and D3, see Fig. 2.

The rack bai' D operates to indicate the tens and hundreds-'of dollars on the upper or ininuend tier and also operates to effect a movement. ofthe tens of dollars indicator of the indicator of the upper on the remaindertier corresp ding to that 2 and 7. The rack bar D o1 fates to indi-I cate the units of dollars on the upper or minuend tier and also operates to effect a corresponding movement of the units of dollars indicator on the remainder-tier. The rack bars D2 and D3 likewise operate respectively on the indicator drums for tens and units of cents on the upper or minueiid tier and the lower orremainder tier.

Tlie'rackbai' D drives the pinion H oiE the lower tier and the pinion P3 oi' the upper tier, such pinion being fixed to the side of the indicator wheel. 40 vwhich indicates tens of dollars at the front of the upper tier.

The pinion C see Fig. 2 drives the rackv D which meshes'with and, drives the pinion H2 of the lower tier and also the pinion P4 fixed to the left side of wheel 41 indicating units of dollars at the front'oi the upper tier. The pinion C7 drives 'the rack-D2 which drives the pinion Hain the lower tiel' and the pinion Pi fixed to the indicator wheel 42 indicating ltens of cents at the front of the upper tier. The pinion C8 drives the rack D3 which drives bars act alone while in securing the proper-A ker, see Figs,4

indication of thereinainder on the lower tier .4 they act in con] uncti on with the subtrahend indicating devices, the indicating drums or wheelsof the remainder series vor tier being moved first in one direction to an extent corresponding to the amount handed vin by the purchaser to give the niinuend on the said drums and then being moved in the reverse direction to an extent equal to the amount ofthe purchase or the subtraliend in order to secure the subtraction, it being understood that in securing a perfect subtraction it will be necessary in some instances to bring into play thecarrying devices from units to tens and from tens to hundreds etc., as will be described hereinafter.

The remainder indicating devices include the Wheels or drums 44 to 51 inclusive. The

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drums 44 and '45 indicate tens of dollars on l respectively the front and back ofthe machine, the drums 46 and 47 indicate respecltivelyfunits of dollars on the front and back instead of positively operating the drums in one fdirection operate to effect such move-` J1", and The pinion meshes with the pinion J which is fixed to fthe gear A5 Which meshe with the pinion P5 on the shaft Whichgfshaft is also provided With-the pinion I4 meshing with the drum 45 Which indi catestens of Adollars at the back of the machine. The drum 44 for indicating. tens of dol-lars on the Ifront of the machine is also drjvenfrom the shaft L2 by means of a pinion e Y, J5 causing it to rotate in onedirection.

P5 soerthat the said shaft Lzoperates both drums 44 and^45 being in turn driven from thegear J5 which is loose on the shaft E and is actuatedv in onedirection by means of a spring b fixed `at one end to the gear J5 and at its opposite end to the frame of the ina-- chine thus givingtension to the said Wheel To limit themovement of the drums 44A and 45 by the action of the s ring b through the gearing connectionsbe ore described I provide in connection with the drum 44 the p inion H Which is providedl With a sleeve fitting Within the drum 44 and having at one end of said sleeve a disk 52 providing'a support for a tooth or spur c see Fig. -10 Which is abutted the lminuend on the minuend indicating deby a ylug aonthe side of the drum 44 and operates by the engagement of said lug a with the tooth or projection c to stop the movement of thel Wheel 44 by the action of the spring and to permit the said drum to move forward or follow the said tooth c as,

thesame is moved by the meshing of the rack bar DWith the pinionI-Iin the operation of setting up the minuend vas before described. By this means it Will be seen that as the rack 'bar I) moves thel pinion H forward it also moves or advances the tooth c so that the lug a on the frame 44 can follow up the tooth c to the full extent to which the said tooth is advanced during the 'operation of settirg up vices; e Atthe same time as the lug a'abuts the rear side of the tooth c there is nothing to interfere Withthe'revelrse movement of the I drum 441m adjusting the same back corre-v sponding e to the subtrahend in securing fthe,

silbtraction from the' minuend oramoiint .paid in of the. subtrahend or theamount'oft. the"purchase,1 and I preferablysecure this,re'

verse movement yof the dr1im44`by givina reverse movement to the gear Wheel J5Y feierte-descritta; To` this end 'r provide the' and m are on the same lsidefof their,

gear Wheel J5 seeI FigsfZ and -7 -With a series 65 of ratchet teeth A4 Which are "so disposed jals to permitV the movement of the Wheel J5 in" the direction desired bythe .pawl S2 carried f 5 by the gear Wheel J which is in" *Chet-rain', of?" gears b v which I set up the tens of dollars on' 70 the su btrahend indicating devices asb'frei" described, and is therefore given corre-.gl e sponding movement to the movement of the'j' if* indicating devices for tens of dollarsfon-the' subtrahend indicator. 1 .75 In order to prevent the movement offth'ev' paW'l S2 with the movement of the wlr1e`elfJ5-y When said Wheel advances in the 'operation `1` of setting the drums 44 forward to correspond With the advance movement of the tooth c effected by the operation of the' rack D, I provide means for holding said paWl S2 at certain times out ofengagement with the teeth A4 of the Wheel J5 and for-k permitting the said pawl Sl to engage at intervals with the 1.teeth A4 of theWheel J5.`

As shown aspring S1", see Fig'. 8, is arranged to press the paWl S2 normally into engage-- ment With the teethiU` and a cam RL on the' shaft G is arranged to hold the pointv of the 90 paWl clear of the teeth A* until the shoulden r2 of the said cam passes beneath the pointv of the pawl Sito permit the said 'paWlft'ok v if drop-into engagement With thek teethAtvv when it is desired t0 move thev vvheel in 95. correspondence with the movementl of fthe'-y subtrahend {indicating devicessee Fig.l 7. It will be understood that theA 1 shaft G: a, makes one complete revolution during each operation of them-achine'and Aalso .that the 100 'cam R2 has a fixed relation to the devicetsp,

for operating the minuend andsubtrahend l indicating devicesso that the said cainf" 2a will hold the paw] Szfree from engagemen with the ratchet teeth A4 While the minue indicating devices are being. operated, ainda; Will permit the said paWl S2` to engage-With@ its teeth A4 When the subtrahend indicatin devices are being operated. j, s; I have now described how. the;- drumsffo .110 operating tens of dollars in ythe(rernainde tier are operated first in one v`direction@rreajspondingly to the minnenda'nj d:I then i hef., opposite y direction correspondinglyzito the i: subtrahend to effect the subtifaction;gfI'lll; employ similar devices forK operating the drums '46 to 51 inclusive comprising.thev e gears J5, J 9 and J1", having the ratchet ,teeth y ,5; A5, A and A7, the gears J2, J3, and prg; vided With the' pawls S3, S4,and S5,-tl iecams ff R3, R4 and R5.,and the springs bbgandpb operating similarto, thecornesppnding,pa described in connection `Withath e drains-..44 andf., j i y fIno'p'erating the; drum48 fand pinions: H3 and H4. and their, pins. o teeth;

. 5P drums 48 `and SfVfor convenience of tion yto provide a rest for the free end of a lateral arm which projects frein the pointed 'at one end and is formed at its free which rests. a lateral extension to one side -of the pointof the pawl, the other' side ef I provide a ratchet wheel V5 fixed to the the units indicating devices have moved 'scribed in connection. with the gear J 5.

therefore provide for carrying from the .unit

lgear J9 when the said pawl is adjusted to position to engage said ratchet wheel by the -flangeor plate C4 on the side ofthe wheel S5 into engagement with its ratchet wheel V5 so the said pawl when moved bv the struction. It will alsa be noticed that the gears J", J9, an\d Ilo mesh directly with their respective drums 47, 4S and 50, instead of through the intermediate mechanism de- Now in the operation of subtracting it will be understood lthat in order to secure the true remainder itis necessary to carryv from the 4units toj the tens in the several series f theremainder indicating devices. I'

`trainvof each order of the subtrahend devices to the tensv trainv of the same order inv order to secure the true remainder and in doing this I provide a wheel in each'unit' train of the subtrahenddevice with a plate or flange such as shown, for instance, in connection with the gear JN, such plate or flange C4 being arranged to project from theleft hand side of thewh'eel J1 in posiswinvin awl holdinor arm G5 which is or swinging end.,with a curved surface onv the pawl oint beingarranged to engage a ratchet W` eel V5 fixed to the sidey of the actionof its spring when the pawl holding arm G5 is freed from engagement with the J1", see Fig. S. It will thus be noticed that tens wheel, a pawl SS to engage said ratchet wheel, a swinging arm V3 carrying said pawl, a swinging pawl holding arm G5 bv Which to hold the pawl free from engagement with its ratchet wheel, a plateC4l on the side of the units wheel for holding the pawl fielding arm in position to support the pawl S8, clear of its ratchet wheel sand to permit it to drop into engagement with said ratchet wheel, the plateA Ct being arranged in lsuch relation to its wheel d10 that when from zero toward 9 one or more spaces,` the said plate C"L will permit the arni G5'to drop toward the shalt E thus lowering the pawl devices presentlv described will advance the ratchet wheel V5 through one space and the, train of gears connected therewith and leading to the tens indicating drum of en v par ticular order to secure the desired carrying of the subtracting operation. The pawl S5 is provided with a depending arm S, see Figs. 19,21., to which is connected one end i of a spring Sl whose other end is secured l to the swinging pawl holding arm I5 near t the journal thereof on its shaft G?, thnsl 1 svezia actuating the pawl into engagement with its ratchet wheel and also operating. to exert a downward tension on the pawl carrying -arm V5.

To operate the arm V5 see Fig. 8 to move the pawl S5 I provide on the shaft G a cam' T4 having an arm T5 arranged to wipe beneath the swinging end of the arm V8 at V9 and so lift the pawl carrying arm V8 at each revolu-A tion of the shaft G. It will be understoodl X5 on the plate` C4 of the wheel J 1. l

In order `to relieve the friction between the lateral lpin X5 and the plate ,C4 except when it is desired ,for said parts to coperate I provide' for 'lifting the am G5 away from the plate C4 at' certain intervals. This is effected ley-means of an'arm S9 on the sha-ft G2 arranged-at its free end to engage the peri ,hery of a cam R6 see Fig. 8 on the shaft G an having a de ressed' portion a5 in which the free endof tie arm S5 rides at-such time as it is desired for thelateral arm X5 of the pawl holding arm G5 to rest upon its plate C4. At other times the free end of the arm S9 riding on the outer surface of the cam It will be so operated as to tilt the shaft G2 in such man-l ner as to hold the arm G5 with its lateral pin or armX5 clear ofthe plate Cito relieve all friction between said parts. vIt will also be understood that the cam R5 operates to move the awl holding arm G5 outward to draw its pin from beneath the plate C4 in the readjustment of the parts inthe o eration of the machine, 'it being understoo that the outward movement of the arm G5 will free the pa'wl S8 from engagement with its ratchet wheel V5.

It will be understood that in referring to the wheel in the units train and the wheel in the tens train of any articular series, I do not desire to be limite to the series ranging from 1 to 10, it being understood that I employ the same 'mechanism for carrying from tens to hundreds, and from hundreds to thousands if necessarvto an unlimited extent and I desire in referring 4to the wheel r gears J, J", J?, J3 and J4 on the shaft E, which v said gears operate them'subtrahend indicating 'devlces-asy before described;

It 'sometimes happens in operation that thew-r'ong keyisdepressedand -it is "desirableto correct the Verroiffat once' by releasing thell j key vso depressed".before operating the" maplates forward when` the lever i Q-3 iixev tojthe shaft Q2 is depressed.` It! is 'also desirable that'the machine be locked during this correcting movementto prevent' the motion of the indicating mechanism. This is accomplished by means of a lever arm -D n1ounted upona stubfshaft rejecting from the side r of the'franie-wo vand `so geared that when the lever Qiis depressed causing the upper end of revolutions its motion ybestopped, t is be- `ing the feature sof means of the lever D7 mounted upon-'a' stu y shaft projectingfrom the frame-work and so larranged .that'just before the gear-F: on the of thernachne. Thisls accomplished by G completes its revolutiOI 'hf pin B* 7 c ausing it toengage the shoulder, in the the machine.

tion of the machine, itis necessary to ush the crank slightly back,releasing the ever.- D? from'the inclined shoulderD6 when the' On beginning` the next opera-` lever D7 will be drawn by the spring YS to 'rest against a pin B5 projectingfrom` the .frame-workwhere it will remain until it is againcausedto move by the pin Bt-ori the side fof thegear y Inthe use of. my inventionthe machine operates as lfllow's. Suppose clerk A to -sell goods amounting` to i. $78.56 and receive.

$ 100. 00. by.cash or check in payment.` He

` willlpress firmly key 100 'in the' keybank 11,

causing$100-00 to appear .on theupper tier,l

. also keys' A-,-a70.00, $8.00,` $.50 andthe, *respectively .in their respective banks, 6, 7, 8,i91-and 10. He will now take hold ofthe `crankfAan'd press it slightly back and then turn it `forward through two revolutions,

kI-$78,561,130'appearon the middle tier,and

i $21,441@ appear on the-lower tier, bothA at .the front a'nd'-back.4 Thus, we have indi- ;cateda problem in subtraction, the .upper stier-indicating the minuend o'r the amountof money paid in, the middle tier indicatin the ,-15 subtrahend or the amount of sale, an the. 6K

lower tier indicating the remainder, 0r the This is done by meansefashaftQ2-- aisee Figs. 7 and ST-Whiehhas f fixed' pins Z ,.10

etcj, on the side 0 f, the nine Iatchp ates R" drawin 'such ass under, a shoulder D? of the gear C.v Whenvlever Qsjis released, the s rino' Y2 draws it to normal position'. Itis a so dzesirable when the crank.,A i has been turned throu h two of one ofL the operating armschange to be given the customer. This re,- sult is brou h't about as'. follows, When above name keys are depressed and the vcrank is turned 'through about ii of a revolution, the indicatorwheelswill all show zero in rthe three tiers,- During the next i of a revolution,' .the shoulder B2 the latch plateY-see Fig. 7-has caused the "rack pililhfD to move until stopped lby the ion Csdri'ves-jtherack D" which drives the pinion P3 xed "to -the drum .indicating tensof dollars, at theront-of the upper or minuend'tie, thiswheel 40 mustmake one complete. revolutien revealing zero, but the rack D has nearitsupper-ende pin C9 projecting'towarli the leit and'this pin is so lo cated that when the rack bar D has moved downwardly sufficiently to reveal :9` to view at the front ofthe machine',- the pin C is just 'in contactrwith the -uppersi'de of the larm of .the extension indicator frame C8, and4 when the rack bar'ismoved to-expose zero on the tens wheel 40, the extension-frame will be moved toexpose the igure 1 andthe dollar marken the 4curvedplates of said extension frame, cau the -u' er tier vto indicate `$100.00 at the ont an ack of the machine.

The pinion H, however, is also driven. by the 1 P- and P5, operatingv theindicator l which has. engaged Wheels, keelping the lugs aI ofsaid wheels" lpressedjftig tly against the teeth c, thus causing the indicator wheels in the lower tier .tomdicate zero. During this time the shaft G has been Vcaused to rotate and just at this period theshoulders such as?? onthe plates R2 see Figs. "Z and-.8 will 'pass under the free ends of pawls such asSZ, allowing said pawls .to lower and engage their respective ratchet.

wheels fixed to the `sidesof the pinions. for driving the pinionsin the train -of- D'ears for operating the `remainder indicator mms as before described. Just at this" point inthe "Operation, shouldersB will'engage with and' cause the segments .l :correspondlng' to' keys.

A; M000, $8.00,' s :150-andsnc-t0. begin to revolve, driving the gears for. .actuating the subtrahfend indicating drumsiandthe 'clerk lndi'cat'ing. drums,y and which by-.means ofl suitable intermediate gears will'cause vthe indicator Wheelson the'rniddleti'er to revealV $78.56 and those on' the lwerItier-to revolve in the direction of nine fromzero and indicate` in this case $32.54'. This, however, is

the true remainder, but just at this eriod the carrying devicesbefore described 'begin to' act as follows.

Thezcam R see Fig. 8 has in operation revolved s o that Ythe free end of the. arm S9 is now moving in the depression-10,2, allowing the lshaft \G2tolv rotate slightly forward, pern/iittinggthe G5 to fall forward until its arm at presses against ,theV iiange C4. `Now this flange has passed from under the arm m5 which it always does when its corresp onding indicatorwheel passes from Zero toward 9, `otherwise there would be no need of carrying, and the pawl SS will engage the ratchet wheel V5 causing the gear to 'which it is attached to move sufl''cientl'y tio-cause its indicator wheel of the lower tier to move through one space as the cam T4 raises the free end of the pawl carrying plate V8.v The lower or lremainder tie'rwill now indicate 9521.44, the

true remainder. In a similar manner change may be indicated for. any amount not eX- ceeding $109.99. Manifestly, changetransactions, cash transactions, charge transactions, and other similar transactions may be indicated upon the machine, so= ae of them requiring-and others not requiring the operation of the subtrahend indicating mechanism.

Having thus described ...1y invention what I claim as new and desire to: secure by Letters' Patent is`- 1. An indicating and registering machine comprising la set of drums indicatingr the vai'ue of the minuend, a set of .irums indicating 'the value of the subtrahend, and two sets of key banks, one corresponding to the drums indicating the minuend, the other to the drums indicating the subtrahend.

2. An indicating and registering machine, comprising a minuend indicator, a subtrahendA indicator, two sets of key banks, one or both sets having ten keys, and. the inter-- mediatemechanism between thesis-e keys and indicators, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination ofv remainder indij eating drums, a wheel in units train, and a lwheel in tens train, a ratchet wheel V5 in connection with tens wheels, a pawl S8 to engage said ratchet Wheel, a carrying arm V8 for said pawl, a swinging pawl holding arm' G by which to hold the pawl S8 out of engagement with the ratchet wheel V5, a plate G4 on` the units wheel for holding the pawl holding arm in'position to support the pawl clear of its ratchet wheel and to permit it to adjust into engagement with said ratchet wheel, and means whereby the pawl may be advanced ystep by step as and for the purpose set forth.

4. .Ina machine of the character described, the combination of a set of drums indicating the vvalue of the change, a wheel inV units train ofany order'with a wheei in' train of' next higher. order, a ratchet wizeelm connection with this `higher order, a pawl to` engage said ratchet wheel, and means oper'- ated from the wheel in train 'of preceding lower order by which to hold sail permit it to adjust into suchy engagement, and means for advancing said parfl which pawl clear of engagementwith its ratchet aneel and to' it'will be caused to operate its ratchet Wheel scribed, the combination with a set of drums indicating the Vahle of the change, a Wheel in tens train and a "vheel in units train, of a pawl for advancing tens wheel, a pawl b. 4 G5 in its outerholding army for holding said pawl out of l engagement'with its wheel, means on the units wheel'for holding the pawl holding arm in positionv to support its pawl clear of engagement with its wheel, a rock shaft G2 carrying. theffpawl holding arm, an arm S on said .rock shaft anda' cam RG with which said. arm contacts, said cam having a depressed portion A2 to receive the arm to permit the pawl holding arm to drop forward allowing the pawl to engage its ratchet wheel, for the purposes set forth.

7 in a machine of the character described, Ithe combination of a set of drums indicating the value of the change, a wheel in train of any higher order, a Wheel in train of corresponding lower order, carrying means between the Wheel of lower and that of .next higher order, including apawl for advancing the wheel of hi herorder, a pawl holding arm for holding said pawl out of engagementwith its wheel and -means on wheel intrain of next lower order forsupporting the pawl holding' arm in position to hold the pawl clear of its wheel, and means for holding the lateral pin,

as X5, out of engagement with the devices, as

C?, on wheels of lower order, at intervals, fo the purposes setforth. y

8. In a'machinev of the character described,

the combination with a set of drums indicate a.

ing the value of change a wheel in train of any higher order, a wheel train of next lower order, of a pawl for advancing the wheel of higher order, a carrier "for said pawl, a means operating 1n connection with wheel of lower order for contrclhng the engagement of the pawl with wheel of higher order, and a shaft G2 provided with a cani, as T4, engaging lwith the/paw] carrying arm, as V8, for advancing said pawl, as and for the purposes set forth.

9'. In a machine of the rcharacter described, the combination of a set of drums indicating the value of the change, a wheel in train of any higher order,l a Wheelintrain corre-- spondinglower order, a plate, as C, on wheel in train-'of 'lower ordena ratchet Wheel on wheel initrain of higherorder., a pawl for en- A rocking indicator frame inscribed to corregagingsaid ratchet wheel, a carrier for said on thel late or iian e asC4 on wheel iu train of lower order, a rock shaft Gr2 carrying said pawl holding` arm, an arm S9 on said rock shaft, anda cam R'G engaged by said arm and having a depressed portion A2 to receive the point thereof to permit the adjustment of the pin, as X5, into engagement with plate, as C4., as and for the purposes set forth.

10. The combination with a lon itudinally movable bar, and an indicator w. eelor 4drum arranged for operation by said bar, of a spond with the next highest order, and means whereby said bar may operate the indicator frame in one direction.

anism for operating the rack bar including a bank having ten keys, an indicator wheel or of any one of the ten keys of the bank and drum arranged for operation by said rack bar, and a rocking indicator frame to indicate the order next higher-in succession to that of the indicator wheel and arranged for operation by the rack bar when the latter is moved f. 12. The combination of a bank of ten keys mediate mechanism vwhereby the indicator Wheel may be operated' by the manipulation the extension frame may be operated jointly with the indicator wheel by the manipulation y of tenth key Of the baul;

4,04 vyfwheel, a rocking1 indicator frame operating "f-jalongside said W I 13."The, combination with an indicator eel, a rack bar geared with saidwheelto operate the same, and a projec- :tionll the Saidrack'bar to engage and operate theeXtension frame, substantially as set `forth.""'

14. In a machine substantially as del scribed the combination with the remainder 'SPndine indicating drum of means for permitting the movement of such drum in one direction, a spring for moving the drum in such direction,

the drum in thel reversedire'ction where y the4 drum maybe moved in itsiirst movement a distance corresponding to the minuend and may be moved in the reverse direction a distance correto the subtrahend to effect a subtraction. 1 Z v i 1 5. The combination ofthe remainder indicating drum, a `Wheel provided with ratchet teeth, gearing between said wheel and the drum, a spring operating upon the said Wheel whereby to give the drum tension in one direction, means for limiting the` movement of the wheel by its spring in such direck1,1. Thecombination of a rack bar, mechtion, a pawl arranged for engagement with the ratchet teeth of the wheel, and a gear for said pawl.

16. The combination with the remainder same in )oth directions, a spring operating saidwheel in'one direction, means for limiting the movement ofthe wheel in such direction by its spring, and means operating upon the wheel to move the remainder indicating drum in the reverse direction.

17. The combination of the remainder indicating drum, a lwheel for operating said drum', a spring for moving said wheel in one direction, ratchet teeth connected with the wheel and a pawl engaging said ratchet teeth and operating to move the wheel inthe opposite direction from its s ring, and means whereby said pawl is held c ear of its ratchet teeth when the wheel is being moved by its spring, and is permitted to engage with said ratchet teeth during the opposite movement of the wheel.

18. The combination with the minuend and subtrahend indicating devices, means for operating the same, the remainder indicating `indicating drum.,'of a wheel yfor operating drum, a spring for moving said drum in one direction, means whereby the devices for operating the minuend indicator may limit suchmovement of the remainder indicatingv drum, and means whereby' the `devices for' operating the subtrahend indicator may move the remainder indicating drum in -a direction the reverse of that to which it is` moved by the spring movement of itsA operating wheel.

19. The combination with the minuend indicating drums, of the'remainder indicating drums, the rack bars geared with the minuend indicating drums, pinions geared, with the rack bars and'provided adj acent'tothe" re-` mainder indicating drums with projecting teeth, lugs or projections on the remainder indicating drums'for engagement withsaid teethv springs lfor operating the remainder the said teeth whereby as the teeth are advanced by the movement of the rack bars the remainder indicating drums may be vadvanced with such movement and the sub-- .trahend lndicating devlces and theiroper-jl ating means arranged to give a reverse movement to the remainder indicating drums.

20. Ih a subtracting mechanism the combination with the Wheel in the unit train and wheel in the tens train, of a ratchet wheel in connection with the tens wheel, a pawl to engage said ratchet wheel, a swinging arm carried by said awl, a swinging pawl holding arm by whic to hold the pawl out of engagement with its ratchet wheel, a plate on the units wheel for holding the pawl holding arm in position to support thepawl clear of its ratchet wheel and to permit it to adjust into engagement with said ratchet Wheel, and

no. indicating drums to cause their lugs t() abut l A means whereby/the pawlv may be advanced vit Wheel in passingJ from zero toward 9 may 0pk eraae to advance the tens wheel correspondmg 'rate et Wheel on the tens Wheel, a. pawl to such intermediatev devices including a engage said ratchet Wheel, and means on the umts Wheel for holding the pawl Yclear .of

.such ratchet Wheel.

22. The combination in a subtracting .mechanism of a Wheel in the tens train, a

:Wheel in the units'train, a ratchet Wheel in ist ' mechanism witha wheel in the rtens trainconnection with the tens Wheel, a paWl to enage said ratchet Wheel, and'means operated om the units wheel by which to hold said pawl clear of engagement with its ratchet Wheel and to permit it to adjust into such engagement, and means for advancing said ,pawl by which it will be caused to operate its ratchet Wheel. v 23. The combination in a subtracting mechanism; with a Wheel in the tens train);

and 'a Wheel in the units train, of a pawl for advancing the tens Wheelgva carrier for said pawl, means for operating the carrier to advance the pawl, a' swinging arm for holding the' pawlout of o erative engagement with the tens Wheel, an means in connection with theunit Wheel for adjusting said pawl holding arm` into and out oi position to hold the pawl clear of engagement with its Wheel.

24. 4The combination in a 4subtracting and a wheel the units train, of a ratchet f Wheel V5 in connection with the tens Wheel, a 40 v to engage said ratchet wheel, a carpaWl lS for said vpaWl, a-paWl holding rying arm V5 arm G5 having a lateral pin X5, and a plate C` n on'the units wheel for engagement with said pin X5 to hold the arm in its outermost position. i

25. ln a subtracting mechanism the combination With a Wheel in the tens train, and a Wheel inthe units train, of a pawl for advancin the tens Wheel, a pawl holding arm for hol 'ng said pawl out of engagement with its Wheel, means on the units wheel Jfor holding the pawl holding arm inposition to support its awl clear of engagement With its .Wheel, a rock shaft, carrying the pawl holding arm, with which said arm contacts, said cam havan arm on said rock shaft, and a cam 26. The combination in a subtractingmechanism of the Wheel in the tens train, the

Wheel in the units train7l carrying means be-y tween the u nits- Wheel and the tens wheel7 including a pawl for advancing the tens wheel, a pawl holding arm for holding the said pawl out of engagement with its wheel, and means on the units Wheel for supporting the pawl holding arm in osition to secure the pavvl clear of its Wheel), and means for holding the pawl holding arm out of engagement with the devices on the units wheel at intervals.

27. In a subtracting mechanism the combination with a wheel in the units train and a Wheel in the tens train, of apawl for advancing the tens wheel, a carrier for said pawl, means operating in connection with the units Wheel for controlling the engagement of the paWl with the tens Wheel, and a shaft provided With a cam engaging with the pawl carrying arm for advancing said pawl.

28. rlhe combination in a subtracting mechanism of a Wheel in the tens train,.a Wheel in the units train, a ratchet Wheel'in connection with the tens wheel, a pawl for engaging said ratchet wheel, a carrier for said pawl, a'sha'it provided with a cam engaging said carrier to advance the pawl, a pawll` holdortion to receive the arm toing device for securingthe pawl clear of its ratchet wheel, and means operating in connection with the units Wheel for adjustin said pawl holding device to position to hol the paWl clear of its ratchet Wheel.

29. The combination in a subtracting mechanism of a Wheel in the tens train, a Wheel in the units train, a ratchet wheel on the tens Wheel7 a plate C* on the units Wheel,4

the adjustment of the pawl holding arm into g With the plate C4.

NATHAN E. MORRIS, J'R.

Witnesses: A

SoLoN C. KEMON,

' engagement PERRY B. TURPIN.

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